Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB764 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 SENATE BILL 764
5	5	December 8, 2023 - Introduced by Senators LARSON, TAYLOR, HESSELBEIN, L.
6	6	JOHNSON and ROYS, cosponsored by Representatives SUBECK, J. ANDERSON,
7	7	ANDRACA, CONLEY, CONSIDINE, SINICKI, EMERSON, C. ANDERSON, BARE, CABRERA,
8	8	CLANCY, JACOBSON, JOERS, OHNSTAD, PALMERI, RATCLIFF, STUBBS and MADISON.
9	9	Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
10	10	AN ACT to create 175.36 of the statutes; relating to: storage of firearms in retail
11	11	facility when unattended.
12	12	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
13	13	This bill requires that a retail business that sells firearms must secure all
14	14	firearms when the business is unattended. Under the bill, the firearms must be
15	15	secured in one of the following ways: in a locked fireproof safe, locked steel gun
16	16	cabinet, or vault; in a steel-framed display case with specified reinforcements; with
17	17	a hardened steel rod or cable; in a windowless, internal room that is equipped with
18	18	a steel security door; or behind a steel roll-down door or security gate.
19	19	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
20	20	enact as follows:
21	21	SECTION 1. 175.36 of the statutes is created to read:
22	22	175.36 Storage of firearms by retail entity. Any person who engages in the
23	23	retail commercial sale or transfer of firearms shall ensure, when the place of business
24	24	is unattended, that each firearm that is located in the place of business is secured
25	25	using one of the following methods:
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35	35	(1) The firearm is stored in a locked fireproof safe, in a locked steel gun cabinet,
36	36	or in a vault in the business premises.
37	37	(2) The firearm is stored in a display case that is made with a steel frame that
38	38	is no thinner than 12 gauge, is fitted with a hardened steel lock where the case opens
39	39	to access the firearm, and is fitted either with smash-proof polycarbonate panels
40	40	that are at least one-quarter inch thick or with glass that is protected with a security
41	41	or protective laminate film that is specifically designed to delay entry and
42	42	unauthorized access, with a minimum thickness of at least eight-thousandths of an
43	43	inch, and that includes an anchoring system on all seams of each glass panel and is
44	44	also anchored to the frame. If the location of the retail store is at street level, one of
45	45	the following is also required:
46	46	(a) Concrete or hardened steel bollards, or other barriers such as security
47	47	planters or other devices with a similar structural integrity of bollards, that protect
48	48	the location's front entrance, any floor-to-ceiling windows, and any other doors that
49	49	could be breached by a vehicle.
50	50	(b) Locking steel roll-down doors that are installed on all perimeter doors and
51	51	floor-to-ceiling windows, unless the installation would violate a state or local fire
52	52	code.
53	53	(3) The firearm is secured with a hardened steel rod or cable of at least
54	54	one-eighth inch in diameter through the trigger guard of the firearm. The steel rod
55	55	or cable shall be secured with a hardened steel lock that has a shackle. The lock and
56	56	shackle shall be protected or shielded from the use of a bolt cutter, and the rod or cable
57	57	shall be anchored in a manner that prevents the removal of the firearm from the
58	58	premises. If the location of the retail store is at street level, one of the following is
59	59	also required:
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89	89	(a) Concrete or hardened steel bollards, or other barriers such as security
90	90	planters or other devices with a similar structural integrity of bollards, that protect
91	91	the location's front entrance, any floor-to-ceiling windows, and any other doors that
92	92	could be breached by a vehicle.
93	93	(b) Locking steel roll-down doors that are installed on all perimeter doors and
94	94	floor-to-ceiling windows, unless the installation would violate a state or local fire
95	95	code.
96	96	(4) The firearm is stored in a windowless room that is equipped with a steel
97	97	security door fitted with a deadbolt lock and that does not have a door exposed to the
98	98	outside of the building.
99	99	(5) The firearm is stored behind a steel roll-down door or security gate, or the
100	100	firearm is secured in a locked steel gun rack by use of a hardened steel bar.
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